Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof; the opposite side elevational view being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view thereof.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the sidewall, inner bead and the peripheral boundary between the claimed tire tread and the unclaimed sidewall depict environmental subject matter that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tire tread, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
4702292 October 27, 1987 Brayer
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D308659 June 19, 1990 Brayer
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D560599 January 29, 2008 Dixon et al.
D561685 February 12, 2008 Lee
Other references
  • Aurora RH04. 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 8, 3/4.
  • Bridgestone B450. 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 11, 4/3.
  • Goodyear Regatta 2. 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 24, 3/5.
Patent History
Patent number: D585364
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 12, 2007
Date of Patent: Jan 27, 2009
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Jonathan James Shondel (Massillon, OH), Max Harold Dixon (Kent, OH), Craig David Miller (Copley, OH), Joseph Thomas Janesh (Tallmadge, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M Spear
Assistant Examiner: George D Kirschbaum
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/271,239
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Combined Diagonal And Circumferential Grooves (D12/600)